Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-06-04
Pressed Bricks.

1t is said that 100000 copies of
George w. Peck's "Bad Boy books
have been sold
The theatrical and kindred pro
LESSONS claim about 10000 persons
in Great Britain.
In the year 1885 Paris consumed
500, 1874 oxen, lSS,595 calves, 1878
$50 sheep, $500 hogs and 1862,
4i6 pounds of horse flesh, averaging
Isl pounds Of meat for each inhabi-
tant.
Parisians are wearing dress suits
made in one piece. The waistcoat
hoe ~ he"ly the shirt consists of
front, the cuffs are stitched into the
coat sleeves, ard a single set of but
tons fixes on the whole continuance.
The heaviest locomotive in the
world weighs 100000 pounds and is
on the Canadian Pacific. The next
heaviest is the Southern Pacific's,
weighing $4,000 pounds the third
weighs $4,000 pounds and is on the
Northern Pacific, and Brazil owns
the fourth, weighing l44 900 pounds
A swarm of bees looking for place
to light settled upon span of mules
while they were drawing pillow near
Montgomery, Ala. The mules kick
ed and plunged and this excited the
bees, who began using their stings SO
savagely that soon the mules drop
ped dead. The driver saved his life
by running away, after vain effort
to drive the bees from the mules.
A big hawk swooped down into the
yard of Robert Brodie, Tabernacle
Township, S. c., and grabbed hen.
While it was struggling with the fowl
Mr.. Broodie ran out and caught it,
and at that the hawk released the hen
and buried its talons in Brodie's legs
SO that he could not step. He called
for help and Mrs. Brodie took an axe
and chopped off the hawks head.
A Michigan tramp says that for
weeks he has been living on the fat
of the land from the revenue derived
from begging forpostage stamps. His
plan was to ask each available per-
son for stamp with which to write
to his wife. With few exceptions he
got a stamp, or money enough and
more to buy one, He had large
nu nber of two cent stamps i'll his
pocket when arrested for vagrancy.
The Siamese believe that the hui
man body is composed of four ele
ments-fre, earth, wind and water.
They divide the body into thirty
two parts, and teach that it is sub
ject to ninety-six diseases, caused by
the disturbance ofthe elements which
enter into its composition. Fevers
are traced to an undue proportion of
fire. The wind is the fertile source
of ailments. If you ask native what
is wrong with him the chances are
ten to one he will reply wind"
A singular bet is reported from Bel
zig, Duchv of Anhald, where hotel
keeper has engaged to copy within
two years the whole text of the Bible,
punctuation and all, without single
mistake, in consideration Of q sum of
1000 marks. The conditions of the
bet are drawn up in legal form befo.
notary.
The sons of the late Extra Billy
Smith, OF Virginia, were fond of adj
venture. His oldest son, William
Smith, was midshipman in the navy
and was lost in the Indian Ocean.
Austin Smith, the great bowie knife
fighter, was killed at the battle of
Seven Pines. Peter Bell Smith was
accidentally killed by pistol soon
after the war James Caleb Smith
and Colonel Thomas Smith figured
prominently as duelists. OF Extra
Billy'sn children but three survive
him-a daughter, Colonel Thomas
Smith, and Captain Frederick Smith,
of New Mexico